Northwest 27, Keller 14
Northwest earned its first victory of the season Thursday night, defeating Keller 27-14 behind three rushing touchdowns from Caris Sela.
The Texans struck first on an 8-yard touchdown run by Sela to take a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.
Keller answered with a touchdown to tie the game at 7 after one quarter.
The Indians took a 14-7 lead in the second quarter, but Northwest responded with a 1-yard touchdown run by Sela to tie the game at 14 at halftime.
Sela scored on a 3-yard run in the third quarter to give Northwest a 21-14 lead before Brady Taylor returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown.
Neither team scored in the fourth quarter as the Texans secured the victory.
Sela finished with 180 rushing yards and three touchdowns.
Northwest (1-7, 1-4 in district) will visit Eaton at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30.
Please check back tonight for more southern Denton Couty football updates!
